Spring for doors and gates



(No Model.)

N. HEADINGTON 8v J. s. MALIN. v SPRING FOR DOORS AND GATES. No. 317,132.Patented May 5, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE? N IMROD HEADINGTON AND JESSE S. MALIN, OFPORTLAND, INDIANA.

SPRING FOR oooas AND GATES. 1

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,132, dated May 5,1885.

Application filed February 19, 1885. (N 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, N. HEADINGTON and J. S. MALIN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Portland, in the countyof Jay and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Springsfor Doors and Gates, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to springs for doors, gates, 8100., and has forits object to provide a retracting-spring and convenient means for itsconvenient and ready attachment to the door and its frame.

The invention consists in the formation or provision of the springs withknobs or enlargements at their extremities, and sockets fitted toreceive and retain said knobs, the said sockets being secured to thedoor and frame, as will be described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of our spring and its attachingdevices- Fig. 2 is a detail view of the-hook-plate. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the socket-piece, and Fig.

4 is a plan view of the same piece.

The retracting'spring A is preferably made of rubber, and may be of anydesired diameter suited to the weight of the door or gate it isintended'to operate. This spring is provided or formed at its oppositeextremities with knobs B, made of greater transverse size than thespring.

The socket-piece Ois provided with a socket, 0 sufficiently large toreceive the knob B. .A slot, 0 is out longitudinally through thesocket-piece opening into the socket (l and opening 0. This slot isfitted to permit the passage of the spring, preferably only when thelatter is stretched and reduced in diameter. By so forming it thesprings can be readily attached to sockets by stretching them, and therewill be no danger of their becoming detached, as when stretched theknobs prevent such detachment, and when retracted they are too large topass through slot C This forms a simple mode of attaching the rubbersprings, and avoids the driving of nails or screws through them, whichis damaging, as

gage hooks E on hook-plates E, which latter are secured to the door andto the door-frame with their hooks in vertical line.

This construction and arrangement is preferred, because by its use thesocket-pieces may turn and keep in line with the spring as the line ofthe latter changes in opening and closing the door, and all bending ofthe spring is thereby avoided.

As the spring proper is the only part of the device likely to becomedestroyed in use, we design to manufacture the springs in quantities,and furnish them to the trade as articles of manufacture to be soldseparately.

We claim 7 p 1. In a door or gate spring, the combination of the springproper,provided with knobs B, with the socket-pieces 0, having sockets Oand slots 0 substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. The combination of the spring A, having knobs B on its ends, with thesocketpieces 0, provided with sockets (3 and slots 0 in which the knobsand spring work, said socketpieces also having eyes'D, and a plate,

E, having hooks E, fitted to receive the eyes D, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

NIMROD HEADINGTON. JESSE S. MALIN.

Witnesses:

O. H. ADAIR, J OE LONG.

